319: Autonomy Through Agorism (Part 5) - Bitcoin's Path To Greatness

Mattheus von Guttenburg joins me in the studio to resume our exploration of agorism. Mattheus is a writer for Bitcoin Magazine, Mises.org and EconomicThought.net, and he is here to discuss the past, present and future of Bitcoin.Discussed:-HISTORY: What did fiat currency do to the world in the 20th century?-Bitcoin and agorism: Agorism usually thought of on the small scale, but now international trade is possible on an individual level-Bitcoin’s assets – transparency, speed, reliability, and privacy-how agorism develops around the world, necessity -how much capital moves through agorist markets on a global scale?The Pac-Man analogy:Mattheus recently wrote in The Path To Greatness: "Bitcoin is Pacman. It upgrades by consuming delicious and bountiful enemies – glowing ghosts. What is on Bitcoin’s plate? Why, every competing media of exchange, of course."-first, the various alt coins -then e-commerce transactions -then brick and mortar establishments looking to reduce transaction costs -then Credit cards, a leftover from a simpler time -then governments and central banksDo you have questions? Please submit them in the comments.Look Closer:Agorism Resources - http://agorism.info/Mattheus von Guttenberg Archives at Bitcoin Magazine - http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/mattheus-von-guttenberg/Mattheus von Guttenberg Archives at Economic Thought - http://www.economicthought.net/blog/author/mguttenberg/Mattheus von Guttenberg Archives at Mises.org - https://mises.org/daily/author/1506/Mattheus-von-Guttenberg